ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276255
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| Date: | Sunday 1 June 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 18 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5058 |
| MSN: | 82953 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chobham Common, Staple Hill, Chobham, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
| RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Woking, Surrey (EGTF) |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN82953 (Gipsy Major #82870); Taken on charge as R5058 at 6 MU RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire 27.3.40. To RAF Biggleswade 21.9.40. To 18 EFTS RAF Fairoaks, Chobham, Surrey 22.11.40.
Written off when spun into the ground and crashed at Chobham Common, Staple Hill, Chobham, Surrey 1.6.41 on approach to RAF Fairoaks. Pilot - Pupil Pilot MacDonald (Pilot Under Training) - survived but injured. Struck off charge 6.6.41 as FACE (Flying Officer Cat.E).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980)
2. National Archvies (PRO Kew) AIR81/6703: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756000
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p829.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chobham_Common
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2022 23:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Mar-2022 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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